Myrobalan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Myrobalan is a noun meaning A plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
Meaning
A plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
Example Sentences
turbith, agaric, myrobolanes, hermodactyls, from the East Indies, tobacco from the West […].
Myrrh, sweet marjoram, and the plum-like myrobalan fruit were likewise usual ingredients of aromatic preparations.
Word Forms
- myrobalans
- myrobalun
- myrabolam
- myrobolan
- myrobolane
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include emblic, myrobalun, myrobolan, mirobalan, myrobolane, myrabolam.
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